Synagogue Sues Florida Over Pro-Life Law

A Jewish synagogue in South Florida has sued the state over its recently enacted pro-life law, claiming that it violates its religious freedom. Plaintiff Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor of Boynton Beach argues that the legislation, which outlaws abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, conflicts with a tenet of the Jewish faith that permits abortion "if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman." The synagogue claims that the law would punish its congregants that receive an abortion. Calling it "unconstitutionally vague," the lawsuit alleges that the law "prohibits Jewish women from practicing their faith free of government intrusion and this violates their privacy rights and religious freedom." Read more...


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